The true cost of waste isn’t limited to physical material loss, it affects the entire production process and supply chain. The importance of waste management is made clear. Lean Six Sigma is a tool which is used to increase productivity, reduce cost, reduce defects and standardise operations. This same tool is used to implement a waste management system in an FPC.
The purpose of this research is to answer the critical review question “How does a flexible packaging company benefit from the development of a production waste management system?” A case study methodology was used to conduct the investigation.
Waste management is obtained through: mapping the process, using the DMAIC methodology to address each identified waste and then using Lean
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Incorrect waste deployments due to the inaccuracy of information lead to the derivation of the root cause of waste being incorrect. The wrong information was being analysed. Statistically, no conclusions could be drawn from the information available on the system hence no focus was available. A key factor in developing a waste management system is to understand: how much waste is being created, from where this waste originates and what are the reasons being the waste creation. This information will then allow the waste to be managed by addressing the reasons to achieve the desired outcome of the waste hierarchy. Such an outcome (100% accuracy) was achieved through the correct and accurate waste …show more content…
All information about your raw material inputs to the process is required. The investigator needs to know: where the material is, where it is being used, how much is being used, usage standards, how the material is being stored, purchasing quantities, purchasing lead times and consumption rates. This information is used to have complete control of the raw material input into the process. The Substrate in printing is the most consumed of the raw materials and once converted carries high value. The input usage ratio provides me with information about the virgin material utilisation in the process. The input usage ratio is useful because at a macro level is supports the conservation of substrate and at a micro level provides vital information about deviation from standard. An input usage ration of 9% was achieved. This means that 9% of the material which was intended to be converted to a final product wasn’t converted. This figure is different from the waste percentage figure as it solely looks at the substrate. The waste includes all the other input raw materials as well as internal quality and customer rejects. It should however have a similar trend as the waste percentage. The reasons behind a shortfall of 2% from the target
The method of Lean Six Sigma is the combination of two business techniques that includes Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing focuses on improving the flow of the organization by training highly skilled employees to increase the overall speed while Six Sigma focuses on improving current performance and overall accuracy. In most cases, blending both Lean and Six Sigma can be costly; however the end result can have create an organization that focuses on quality, accuracy, and speed to meet the goal which is profitability.
7) Knowledge Management and Six Sigma: Exploring the Potential of Two Powerful Disciplines, Paige Leavitt
how applying six sigma methodology can do to address these problems. According to the author the two most common causes of software project failures are customer requirement problems and estimating problems. He offers two case studies as examples of how six sigma can address these aspects of software implementation. The first case study discusses some of the ways six sigma can help with customer requirements, and the second case discusses the role of six sigma in schedule estimating.
Lean manufacturing refers to systematic identification and elimination of waste through CI processes in pursuit of perfection (Khan et al. 2013; Yang & Yang 2013). Lean production is now used worldwide in manufacturing plants to eliminate waste from all ar...
The adverse degradation of the environment as a result of human activities such as the disposal of waste to the environment in an unsustainable manner. About 70% of waste (controlled waste) is land filled in Scotland .The need to develop more robust waste management techniques to ensure that waste disposal to the environment is carried in such a way that it does not endanger human health and the environment. Land fill contributes substantially to the rising greenhouse gas which cause global warming. European Union Council, after series of public consultation with relevant stakeholders, set up a legislation known as the EU Waste Framework directive (75/442/EEC) in 1975 .It was amended in 1991 and 2008.It aims at reducing waste to landfill by employing friendly environmental alternatives like diverting the waste for recycling ,composting and energy recovery. The directive main objective is to met the set target of reduction to 75%,50% and 30% for these target years of 2010,2013,2020 respectively, of the quantity of municipal Solid Waste(MSW) landfilled in 1995(baseline), considering the EU 4 -year extension for some member states like the UK.In order to achieved this objective, Scotland is categorised into 11 Waste Strategy Area Groups(WSAG) by adopting the guidance stated in the National Waste Strategy. Each WSAG were required to produce a waste area plan for the local council in their group in accordance with Best Practicable Environmental Option (BPEO) to develop a national waste plan. This paper gives a vivid comparison between two chosen WSAG namely; Glasgow and Clyde Valley and Western Isles Area waste plans (AWPs).
The Six Sigma approach was designed by Motorola in 1986. The primary objective of the concept was to develop a tool for tallying the process defects and, as the result, improving business operations. The foundations of the approach are the customer needs, statistical analysis of data and facts, and timely execution. The method promises numerous benefits such as increasing performance and profitability of an organization, improving product or service quality and employee morale, decreasing costs, the growth of market share, the higher level of satisfying customer needs, etc. (Meredith & Shafer, 2013). The primary advantage
It is meant for high volume and continuous production manufacturing operations. The tool has been applied by leading and big companies in various sectors globally. This article has provided a deeper insight on six sigma applicability in SMEs that have achieved success experience in aeronautics (Pedro, Garrido vega et al. 28). The article evidences that SMEs involved in low volumes in production can achieve success through the application of six sigma and other factors such as resources availability and commitment of the teams involved. Organizations must always strive to improve themselves. They should focus on their performance attributes inherent in the business processes or systems to identify and remove all possible defects that are of critical importance to their customers. Six Sigma is thus a business strategy that allows companies to maximize their profits by optimizing their critical operations, improving quality and eliminating possible barriers. It is a philosophy of work to accomplish, maximize and sustain business success by clearly understanding all the needs of the customer. Embarking on a Six Sigma project means striving to continuously deliver top quality products and service while at the same time eliminating all internal flaws in an organization. Six Sigma is however relevant for any organization that delivers any product or service to its customers so long the critical stages, factors, and obstacles are carefully analyzed. Six Sigma can therefore be seen as an overall business improvement initiative in SMEs rather than just a quality improvement
The waste management of a manufacturing company is one of the environmental matters that is mostly concerned by the society. The costs to manage the wastes from production could be very costly to a manufacturing company. Nevertheless, by using ABC system, a company can manage the production wastes in an effective and efficient manner. ABC system provides a road map to the cost reductions on waste management (Joseph & Thomas, 1995). It provides the activity-based information for the management to make better business decisions around sustainability and profit. An example would be Safety-Kleen corporation, a waste-recycling company who wanted to find an alternative to removing and recycle the hazardous wastes at a cost efficient way. It introduced ABC system into its organisation and successfully save costs in its waste management operation. The activity of transfer wastes from the collection points to the vehicles and to the disposal sites can be traced by the ABC system (Joseph & Thomas, 1995). In this way, ABC system helps to facilitate the cost measurement and provides management with accurate cost information of each activity involved in the process to make optimal decisions. Hence, with the utilisation of ABC system, it would help an organisation to have better cost control and management to support its sustainability interests on environmental
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Consumers have expectations In terms of a good quality product that should be availed at a reasonable price. Consumers don’t only want the business to be socially responsible towards them in this manner of reasonable prices but way beyond this. They should meet the needs of consumers in ways of convenience and appearance. But business should also consider other aspects like environmental impact when packaging is disposed.
Elimination of waste in business practices is an important part of Kaizen. Waste is any activity which raises costs without adding value to a product. Waste could be time wasted while staff waits before starting their tasks; time wasted when workers move unnecessarily in the workplace; the irregular use of a machine.
From the two definitions proper channelization and transportation of waste were emphasized which are key factors to be considered for inception of waste management in a country. Processing, treatment and recycling can only be talked about when proper waste collection system is in place. The effect of waste disposal and poor management on the environments health cannot be over emphasized. Drainage systems are blocked causing flood during heavy down pour of rain due to improper was...
White, P. & Franke, M., 1999: Integrated solid waste management: a lifecycle inventory. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen.
The above mentioned issues related to food processing industry can be solved by Effective Solid Waste Management (ISWM) which is the combination of appropriate selection and application of technologies, techniques, set of rules & regulation along with management programmes to obtain effective waste management. The various steps of ISWM the hierarchy of ISWM (George Tchobanoglous, 1993) is as
Recycling is such a fantastic way for us to reuse the waste we once throw. Yet, not everything is easy to be done in this world. There many difficulties that face recycling process economically and socially. Usually In order to recycle, waste paper needs to be sorted and treated from any Impurities. Which means that companies will loss finance because there must be someone or something that could sort or treat these papers. Another problem is that to start recycling, companies needs a lot of good recyclable supply to pick it up; after all, they need good economic benefits (Problems with Recycling, 2014). According to the Waste and Resources Action Program, there are some barriers p...